The latest CIPD absence management survey contains some interesting statistics about  employee absence during the recession.

Nearly four in ten of the employers surveyed said that the economic downturn had increased their organisation’s focus on reducing absence levels and costs.

However, fears over job security during the recession do not appear to have led to a reduction in the levels of absenteeism. Only 12% of surveyed employers said they had noticed an increase in the number of people coming to work ill in the last twelve months, while 67% said there had been no change in this respect.

You can download the full report here.